ALSA Library Dependencies

Optional

Kernel
Configuration

In the Device Drivers ⇒ Sound card support ⇒ Advanced
Linux Sound Architecture section of the kernel configuration,
select the settings and drivers appropriate for your hardware.
Ensure that the deprecated Device Drivers ⇒ Sound card support
⇒ Open Sound System is not selected. If necessary, recompile
and install your new kernel.

Installation of ALSA Library

Install ALSA Library by running
the following commands:

./configure &&
make

To test the results, issue: make
check.

Now, as the root user:

make install

If you have Doxygen installed and
you wish to build the library API documentation, run the following
commands from the top-level directory of the source tree:

make doc

To install the API documentation, run the following command as the
root user:

Configuring ALSA Library

Config Files

~/.asoundrc and /etc/asound.conf

Configuration Information

The default alsa.conf is adequate
for most installations. For extra functionality and/or advanced
control of your sound device, you may need to create additional
configuration files. For information on the available
configuration parameters, visit http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/asoundrc.php.